Earth Day and the Environmental Movement: Standing Up for Earth

by Christy Peterson

Book Overview

On April 22, 1970, an estimated twenty million people held in a teach-in to show their support for environmental protections. This new celebration, Earth Day, brought together previously fragmented issues under the same banner. It was the largest nationwide event ever, and lawmakers took notice.

But one day didn't change everything. Fifty years after the first Earth Day, climate change remains a dire concern. The divide between political...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541552814
• ISBN13: 9781541552814
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary